Yelets Weather in December
Yelets in December
The short of it: Yelets in December averages a high of -2 °C (28 °F) and a low of -7 °C (19 °F), with 38 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -7° · rain 38 mm · daylight 7 h 40 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
December in Yelets brings afternoons near -2° and nights around -7°, with about 38 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about -2°, with nights near -7°. Rain is modest, about 38 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 40 min in mid-December, 57 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Yelets runs about middling and drier than most in December. Kazaki, 17 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Yelets, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KazakiLipetsk Oblast | 17 km W | -2° | -7° | 39 mm |
| StanovoyeLipetsk Oblast | 20 km NW | -2° | -6° | 39 mm |
| DonskoyeLipetsk Oblast | 31 km E | -2° | -7° | 37 mm |
| KrasnoyeLipetsk Oblast | 33 km NNE | -2° | -7° | 38 mm |
| DolgorukovoLipetsk Oblast | 34 km SSW | -2° | -7° | 40 mm |
| IzmalkovoLipetsk Oblast | 38 km WNW | -2° | -6° | 38 mm |
| ZadonskLipetsk Oblast | 38 km SE | -2° | -7° | 37 mm |
| TerbunyLipetsk Oblast | 54 km SSW | -2° | -7° | 40 mm |